The meaning of “חָמֵשׁ”
Understanding châmêsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh (kham-ish-shaw); a primitive numeral fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece). - five 1)...
חָמֵשׁ
masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh (kham-ish-shaw); a primitive numeral fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece). - five 1) five 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 11:12 | “And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:” Word: חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh) | |
| Joshua 10:22 | “Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.” Word: חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh) | |
| 1 Kings 7:23 | “And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.” Word: חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh) | |
| Ezra 2:33 | “The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.” Word: חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh) | |
| Isaiah 30:17 | “One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.” Word: חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh) |